Doris Day left instructions in her will that she is to have 'no funeral'

Doris Day passed away on Monday at the age of 97.

But the silver screen star left specific instructions in her will that she would not have a funeral or any commemoration of any kind, her manager and friend Bob Bashara told People.

'No funeral, no memorial and no [grave] marker,' Bashara said on Monday. 

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RIP: Doris Day passed away on Monday at the age of 97

RIP: Doris Day passed away on Monday at the age of 97

The manager stated that the Pillow Talk actress didn't 'like to talk about' a prospective funeral or memorial, or death in general. 

'She didn’t like death, and she couldn’t be with her animals if they had to be put down,' continued Bashara. 

'She had difficulty accepting death.' 

Instructions: The silver screen star left specific instructions in her will that she would not have a funeral or any commemoration of any kind, her manager and friend Bob Bashara told People. Seen here with son Terry Melcher in 1974

Instructions: The silver screen star left specific instructions in her will that she would not have a funeral or any commemoration of any kind, her manager and friend Bob Bashara told People. Seen here with son Terry Melcher in 1974

Firm feelings: 'She didn’t like death, and she couldn’t be with her animals if they had to be put down,'said Doris' manager. Seen here circa 1955

Firm feelings: 'She didn’t like death, and she couldn’t be with her animals if they had to be put down,'said Doris' manager. Seen here circa 1955

Day's death was announced by her charity, the Doris Day Animal Foundation, on Monday.

The foundation said in an emailed statement she was surrounded by close friends and 'had been in excellent physical health for her age, until recently contracting a serious case of pneumonia.'

She died at home in Carmel Valley, California.

The charity also revealed that 'her wishes were that she have no funeral or memorial service and no grave marker.

Instead, they want fans to visit the charity she founded to save animals.

Between 1948 and 1969, she appeared in an astonishing 39 films.

Tragic loss: Day's death was announced by her charity, the Doris Day Animal Foundation, on Monday. Seen here in 2000

Tragic loss: Day's death was announced by her charity, the Doris Day Animal Foundation, on Monday. Seen here in 2000

She was married four times but only had one child, Terry Melcher, who died in 2004 after battling melanoma. She is survived by her grandson, Ryan Melcher.

As well as starring in some of the most iconic Hollywood films of all time, Day was a Grammy-winning singer and started her career aged 15 in Les Brown's band.

Her songs Sentimental Journey, Secret Love and Que Sera Sera have all been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Day, unlike her contemporary rival Marilyn Monroe, embodied a wholesome, goodie two-shoes presence that America fell in love with.

But her real life was marred with romantic strife and money problems, both of which she wrote about in her biography, Doris Day: Her Own Story.

'I have the unfortunate reputation of being Miss Goody Two-Shoes, America’s Virgin, and all that, so I’m afraid it’s going to shock some people for me to say this, but I staunchly believe no two people should get married until they have lived together,' she said.

Beauty: She died at home in Carmel Valley, California. Seen here circa 1966

Beauty: She died at home in Carmel Valley, California. Seen here circa 1966

Elsewhere, she wrote: 'My public image is unshakably that of America's wholesome virgin, the girl next door, carefree and brimming with happiness, an image, I can assure you, more make-believe than any film part I ever played.

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